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title: "School in a Bag — a specialist education charity with…"
description: "A Somerset education charity sending school bags overseas, with £600k income and a Clarity Score of 100"
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems/school-in-a-bag
retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:25:05.873Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
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# School in a Bag — a specialist education charity with unusually clear accounts

Data from [CharityCompare editorial](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 12 August 2026.

Clarity Score

100/100 · 5★

Latest income

£600k

Reserves

8 months

Charity number

[1186357](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1186357)

[School in a Bag](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/school-in-a-bag) (charity 1186357) is a specialist education charity based near Yeovil, sending school bags and materials to children who need them. Latest scored accounts (2024) show income of **£600k** and a Clarity Score of **100 (5★ Exceptional)**.

Disclosed years show charitable activities as essentially **all** of expenditure, with fundraising cost recorded at **0p per £1** of income and filings up to date. Other snapshot figures:

- **eight months** of reserves

- **35 volunteers** and 2 staff

- **six** trustees, no late filings

Specialist international education is a different product from a large multi-country agency. If you are choosing between this kind of intervention and a broad humanitarian brand, start with the [international cause review](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/causes/international) and the filings snapshot — not the logo. [Christian Aid vs CAFOD](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare/christian-aid-vs-cafod) is the household-name comparison in that cause; this charity is a much smaller, narrower job.

Clarity Score still does not measure whether bags reach the right children. That evidence lives in the annual report, not in the rating. Information only.

[Full School in a Bag profile](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/school-in-a-bag) · [Charity Commission register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1186357)

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